Drama

Solange Knowles Physically Attacked Jay Z in an Elevator After the Met Gala

It seems a safe bet that, next year, celebrities will be avoiding the elevator on the night of the Met Gala entirely. A few days after a video surfaced of Reese Witherspoon struggling to pronounce model Cara Delevingne’s name in an elevator after the glitzy event, a clip of a, well, more aggressive nature has just hit the Internet, featuring what appears to be Solange Knowles—sister of Beyoncé—physically assaulting Jay Z in an elevator at the Standard Hotel, where Solange, Jay Z, and Beyoncé were attending a Met Gala after-party. Beyoncé is seen by Jay Z’s side when Solange starts throwing punches; Beyoncé steps between her sister and husband toward the end, at which point Solange is being restrained by a security guard (this doesn’t stop her from attempting a kick in Jay Z’s direction, however).

The trio was seen leaving the hotel after the incident, and TMZ notes that Jay Z walked into one car while Beyoncé and Solange took a different one. (Solange “looks pissed,” TMZ assesses.)

There is a lot to theorize about here—and theorize the Internet will! What could possibly have incensed Solange to such a degree? Will Beyoncé make a statement in an expertly cropped Instagram photo? Sarah Paulson, do YOU know what’s going on?!?! Could this explain why Jay Z looked contemplative-bordering-on-morose while Jake Gyllenhaal chatted up his wife on Saturday? And is Kris Jenner on the phone already working on an angle to get a Kardashian linked to this in some way? (We know the answer to that last one.) In the meantime, while we wait for answers, we will refresh the #WhatJayZSaidToSolange hashtag, and re-watch Beyoncé and Solange’s stupendous choreographed Coachella dance whenever it’s all just feeling too dark.